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Editorial
August 28, 1928
The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
The Milwaukee Journal editorial supports the Real Estate Brokers' board's ban on using American flags to promote property sales, arguing that it prevents the flag's cheapening and preserves its dignity and beauty for non-commercial respect.
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AMERICAN FLAG-NO SALE
(Milwaukee Journal)
The Real Estate Brokers' board does a service to its members, we think, when it puts a ban on use of the nation's flag to promote the sale of property. To have the eye caught by a small forest of American flags, cheap, and presently bedraggled from rain and dust, ought to be no invitation to buy land in a new subdivision. Presently it would have been a disadvantage to the would-be seller. For there are more and more Americans whose respect for their flag includes a sense of good taste.
The flag, we have often thought, suffers some indignities and cheapening because it is not only a nation's emblem but in itself a beautiful thing. There is a light and buoyancy to its stripes and stars as it catches the breeze. That gallant brightness, we imagine, is the reason it has been thought an aid when the object was to whoop up a sale. But let selling do without it; for commerce there are all the colors of the rainbow and all the designs in the world to choose. The nation's flag can be spared for respect that keeps it off the ground.
(Milwaukee Journal)
The Real Estate Brokers' board does a service to its members, we think, when it puts a ban on use of the nation's flag to promote the sale of property. To have the eye caught by a small forest of American flags, cheap, and presently bedraggled from rain and dust, ought to be no invitation to buy land in a new subdivision. Presently it would have been a disadvantage to the would-be seller. For there are more and more Americans whose respect for their flag includes a sense of good taste.
The flag, we have often thought, suffers some indignities and cheapening because it is not only a nation's emblem but in itself a beautiful thing. There is a light and buoyancy to its stripes and stars as it catches the breeze. That gallant brightness, we imagine, is the reason it has been thought an aid when the object was to whoop up a sale. But let selling do without it; for commerce there are all the colors of the rainbow and all the designs in the world to choose. The nation's flag can be spared for respect that keeps it off the ground.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
American Flag
Real Estate Sales
Flag Respect
Commercial Exploitation
National Emblem
What entities or persons were involved?
Real Estate Brokers' Board
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Opposition To Using American Flag In Real Estate Advertising
Stance / Tone
Advocating Respect For The Flag Over Commercial Use
Key Figures
Real Estate Brokers' Board
Key Arguments
Banning Flag Use In Property Sales Serves Members Well
American Flags In Sales Become Bedraggled And Uninviting
Respect For The Flag Includes Good Taste
Flag's Beauty And Buoyancy Should Not Be Cheapened By Commerce
Commerce Can Use Other Colors And Designs Instead